diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 869d9d2..8ccd826 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ you `delete` or `clear` them.
 `requirements.txt`:
 
 ```
-aiokv @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/aiokv.git@v0.1.0
+aiokv @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/aiokv.git@v0.1.1
 ```
 
 Direct:
 
 ```bash
-pip install "aiokv @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/aiokv.git@v0.1.0"
+pip install "aiokv @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/aiokv.git@v0.1.1"
 ```
 
 Requires `aiofiles` (pulled transitively).
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ are consistent and no update is lost. All blocking filesystem calls run via
 
 ## Error contract
 
-- `get` / `set` / `get_all` raise on unexpected I/O (and `_load` raises on a
-  truncated/corrupt file) so a real failure is visible rather than silently masked.
+- `get` / `set` / `get_all` raise on unexpected I/O. `_load` raises `JSONDecodeError`
+  on a truncated/corrupt file, and `ValueError` when the file holds valid JSON that
+  isn't an object (a bare list/number/string/null) — so corruption or a wrong-shaped
+  file is visible rather than silently masked.
 - `delete` / `clear` log the exception and return `False` on error, `True` otherwise.
 
 ## Versioning
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 05110b3..10d259f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "aiokv"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 description = "Async file-backed key-value store for single-process local state — atomic writes, no TTL, config-free, installable."
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [